⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine, and outscored them 27-8 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 4:21 · UTAH 23-22 DEN
- Go-ahead
Ace Bailey hit a 25-foot three jumper, Elijah Harkless with the assist
Q4 2:43 · UTAH 120-118 DEN
- Lead
Keyonte George hit a driving layup
Q4 1:28 · UTAH 124-122 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keyonte George out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:49 · UTAH 125-124 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 6:52 · UTAH 12-20 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 11:32 · UTAH 67-74 DEN
- Winner
Jamal Murray hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:31 · UTAH 125-126 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Murray lost ball turnover
Q4 3:34 · UTAH 114-116 DEN
- Turnover
Jamal Murray lost ball turnover
Q4 2:16 · UTAH 120-118 DEN
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:31 · UTAH 125-126 DEN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
